Watch your sleep position!
We spend a significant part of our lives sleeping. It is known that sleep is beneficial for health. But many people are not aware that sleeping is as important as the quality and quantity of sleep. Our sleep positions are associated with the occurrence of heartburn, headache, asthma and many other diseases. Our habit of sleeping on our spine health, and even the choice of bed, has a huge impact. Physiotherapist Gokhan Aygul gave important information on the subject.
Sleeping prone
Sleeping is the most dangerous sleeping position. Sleeping in this position leads to tension of the ligaments and muscles around the spine, and pinching the holes in which the nerves exit the spine. This puts a load on the spine and disc. All of these results in spinal injuries due to increased curvatures of the waist and neck and hernia. In addition, prone to sleep, helps you to prevent snoring, but in the case of teeth grinding problems can affect the situation even worse. It is emphasized that this position can lead to pain and numbness in the hands as well as lead to nervous problems. When lying on the prone, it is necessary to reduce the pillows in harmony with the spine, since a large number of pillows will affect the neck position. This will reduce the possibility of pressure on nerves, especially in older people. At the same time, changing your neck in right or left order will prevent you from pushing one side. The main complaints of those who are dissatisfied with this position are pain and numbness in the fingers.
Sleeping on your back
This position is a good option for those who suffer from calcification. However, some people cannot sleep in the supine position. It has been found to produce poor results for asthma, snoring, sleep apnea and heart. If you are lying on your back, the knees must be supported with a pillow. However, lying on the back after a while shortening of the back muscles of the legs leads. Therefore, we do not recommend lying on your back for a long time.
Fetal Position
Known as the most common sleeping position in the UK, the fetal position is known to be good for back pain, but not good for neck and headaches. However, it is possible to prevent this negativity with a pillow between the neck and shoulders. A pillow between your knees can help prevent unwanted curl in the hip and pelvis and make you comfortable in this position. Side lying position is ideal for waist and neck health. Legs should be pulled towards the abdomen. In this position, a pillow should be placed between the knees to reduce the pressure of the waist. In this way, the spine and the disc are less burdened and at the same time prevent snoring. It is recommended that pregnant women sleep on the left side. In this position, blood flow to the baby will not be blocked. However, in this case, neck and shoulders are forced.
Spoon position
This common position between couples can help relieve stress by strengthening emotional ties between spouses, while forcing your body to make your existing pain feel more intense. This position may also cause strain on your neck, arms and chest, and may cause pain in these areas.
There is no doubt that irregular sleep is a factor that negatively affects our health in general. Cosmetically, it is known that it accelerates the facial aging and anatomical changes of aging and makes the wrinkles appear earlier and faster. Sleeping in a sufficient, regular and appropriate position has been shown to be effective for looking young and maintaining it for a long time. In particular, lying on the hard pillow, sleep side during the intensive use of the side-lying position accelerates the effects of aging shows. It is also worth mentioning that most people lie more on one side, especially during sleep in the side position, and the effects of aging appear more intensely over the years. It is certain that a person's entire body, including the face, will not have complete symmetry, but this imbalance in the side-lying can make this asymmetry even more obvious. Again, in some people, depending on the habit of sleeping can be called additional lines of wrinkles should be remembered. Obviously, taking precautions at an early age is the most important step to protect against all of these.
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